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For some people, gift cards are lazy and impersonal. For others, they are convenient and practical. For Easton Main Street Initiative, which debuted its Downtown Easton Gift Card program in late September, they are an innovative way to explore and invest in the city's downtown. The gift card, which works like a preloaded credit card, is now accepted at eight new downtown businesses, including restaurants such as 3rd & Ferry Fish Market, shops such as Edible Arrangements, and studios such as Easton Yoga. In total, it's accepted at 65 locations, plus digital parking meters, in the city. "We're thrilled to offer a one-size-fits-all option for people who frequent...

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For some people, gift cards are lazy and impersonal. For others, they are convenient and practical. For Easton Main Street Initiative, which debuted its Downtown Easton Gift Card program in late September, they are an innovative way to explore and...

The three Allentown School Directors who sought re-election have won another four years on the board. David Zimmerman, Debra Lamb and Ellen Bishop were among the top four finishers Tuesday in the five-way race for four seats on the board. Newcomer Mike Welsh l

As President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign for 2012, his job approval among Pennsylvanians, and nationwide, is low, according to two independent polling institutes. Quinnipiac University found 53 percent of Pennsylvanians surveyed disapproved of

As reported in a Morning Call feature of Sen. Bob Casey's re-election chances Wednesday, (read it here) the Democrat's chances for a second term is high and no viable Republican challenger is yet willing to take him on. A Quinnipiac ...

One of the leadership positions created for Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center when the university reorganized its management and decided to replace its managing director last month will be filled by the woman who was Zoellner’s first managing director,

The East Penn School Board will be getting at least two new members after the November 8 election. Five seats on the nine-person board will be up for grabs and voters will have seven candidates to choose from: incumbents Charles H. Ballard, Samuel "Sandy" Rhod

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This is the last month many school board directors will be ending their terms, either because they did not seek re-election or they lost election. Serving on a school board is one of the most demanding jobs in a democracy for officials who take their roles ser

If ever there was a time to tell Mayfair Festival of the Arts – the five-day Memorial Day weekend event – what you would like to see there, it’s now. With the appointment of new Executive Director Arlene Daily and ...

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Welcome back after the long holiday weekend. We hope it was everything you wanted it to be. Frankly, you couldn't be arriving at a better time. The state House and Senate are both out of ...

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. With little new to report on the budget front, we begin this morning with some law and order news instead. Former state Sen. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, will stay in jail while she appeals her public ...

Joe Paterno will remain in Brown's Athletic Hall of Fame, the university announced this week. The Hall of Fame's board said it considered Paterno's status but voted not to remove the former quarterback, who was inducted in 1978. It issued ...

Voters in the East Penn School District will have plenty of candidates to choose from when five school board seats go up for grabs in this year's election. Twelve people are lining up for the unpaid positions on the nine-person board, according to Lehigh Count

The 1987 Fiesta Bowl, in which Penn State defeated Miami 14-10 for the national championship, is credited for changing college football's landscape so significantly that it produced the BCS. Now, the bowl's curator has been fired, and the bowl itself ...

Voters in the East Penn School District will have two chances to meet some or all of the 11 candidates running for five school board seats during a candidates night next month. The school board hopefuls were invited to an April 19 candidates night at the Emmau

The NCAA approved an historic change on Thursday to allow the 65 schools in the five power conferences to write many of their own rules.
The 16-2 vote by the Division I Board of Directors took place at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis.
The autonomy...

Irish pharmaceutical company Shire Plc said Friday it had rejected a $46.3 billion takeover offer from North Chicago-based AbbVie Inc., thwarting, at least for now, the company’s attempt to tap into the London-listed company’s low tax rate.
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That was quick. Tribune Co.'s new topper Peter Liguori is making good on his vow to beef up the company's TV assets, particularly its WGN America cable channel. WGN America last week gave a 13-episode straight-to-series order to "Salem," a...

Men’s Wearhouse Inc. founder George Zimmer is resigning from the board of directors that last week abruptly stripped him of his role as executive chairman.
Although the Fremont retailer never explained the rationale for the sudden removal, Zimmer on...

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